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By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com A 14-year-old from Chicago was lynched on August 28, 1955, in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with Carolyn Bryant, a White woman. While Emmett Till’s brutalized body and unrecognizable features became the face of the Civil Rights Movement, 65 years
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Mr Osiro, who served in Governor Evans Kidero's administration, said the order that allowed detectives access information concerning his bank statements, account opening documents, cheques, deposit slips and payment vouchers was made by an incompetent
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Crips
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Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race
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As Universities Zoom To The Future, They Leave Behind Marginalized Students - Blavity
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9 Virtual Dating Ideas To Win Your Future Bae's Heart - Blavity
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Black Women Founders Bring COVID-19 Screening Stations to Schools, Offices, Prisons and More
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JFJ raises geofencing concerns
WITH the Government indicating that it will be using geofencing technology to supervise returning Jamaicans who will self-quarantine at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one human rights advocacy group has said it will be keeping a close watch on the
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Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to Create Free Resource for Church Leaders Advocating COVID-19 | Afro
(Black PR Wire) — As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been greater. A new guide from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) at Wheaton College, created in partnership with Healthcare Ready and
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CBCF Welcomes Tonya Veasey as President and CEO | Afro
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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why | Afro
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